As a token woman, I don't like purplish maroon.  In fact, I don't like any
maroon.  Purple is excellent, but not on vanagons.  Yellow is better or
strong clear blues.  The burgundy on mine is boring boring boring.
Unfortunately I couldn't pick based on color.

If I picked my vehicles based on color and looks I'd have a mini cooper in
goldenrod or some vehicle that comes in lovely shades of aqua and teal and
other blue-greens.  Or I'd have a 1912 Pierce Arrow in any color it came in.
I don't pick my vehicles on the basis of color or other visuals, however.

Joy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Ben T
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:31 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: speaking of '89 Wolfsburgs, Blues, Whites, whatever you...
>
>
> VW was trying to get more women to be interested in Vanagons. VW
> realized too
> late that women had a huge say in what their men bought. IMO
> women like the
> purplish tone of the maroon vans. Probably why many of that color
> was sold.
>
> BenT Starr
>